A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the announcement of the Russian Federation of its suspension of implementation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty.
Latest action · Jul 31, 2007 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S10528-10529)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateJul 31, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the government of the Russian Federation's decision to suspend implementation of the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty) will unnecessarily heighten tensions in Europe, and urges such suspension's reconsideration.
Recognizes the CFE Treaty as a cornerstone of European security.
Calls on the Russian Federation to fulfill its Istanbul Commitments of 1999 and withdraw all remaining forces and military equipment from Georgia and Moldova.
Calls on all States Parties to ensure that the resolution of the current disputes surrounding the CFE Treaty be considered a priority at the highest political levels.
Encourages officials of the government of the Russian Federation to refrain from belligerent statements that polarize relations and jeopardize security in Europe.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2007 to Jul 31, 2007; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jul 24, 2007 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Jul 24, 2007 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Jul 24, 2007 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Jul 24, 2007 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jul 31, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2007Discharged Aug 1, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2007Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10528-10529)
- Jul 31, 2007Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10528-10529)
- Jul 31, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S10528-10529)
- Jul 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jul 24, 2007Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9837)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10528Text printed S10528 | Jon Tester D-MT | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Senate | Text printed S9837 | — | Jul 24, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 603 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the announcement of the Government of the Russian Federation of its intention to suspend implementation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. | Related bill | Aug 2, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the announcement of the Russian Federation of its suspension of implementation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control agreements
- Central Asia
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Collective security
- Conventional weapons
- Europe
- Foreign leaders
- Georgia (Republic)
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Law
- Military and naval supplies
- Military withdrawal
- Moldova
- Rule of law
- Russia
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2007Agreed to Senate
- Jul 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
